Sound and Influences
Between the formation and demise of the band, Delicate AWOL’s sound underwent an extensive transformation. Originally favouring a harsh, guitar-orientated urban indie sound, the band passed through a more ethereal art-rock mid-period and ultimately arrived at a more groove-orientated, jazz-influenced sound incorporating electronica, elements of Brazilian music and electric-period Miles Davis. At various times, the band cited influences including Mogwai, Cocteau Twins, Low, art rock from 1990s Chicago (such as Tortoise and The For Carnation) and Montreal (Godspeed You! Black Emperor) and 1970s Britain (King Crimson). Reviewers sometimes compared them to the bands Stereolab, Bardo Pond, Movietone, Pram, Tarwater and Parlour.
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